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DHS May Axe Special Registration of Foreign Visitors
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved to end Special Registration and President George W. Bush signed expedited military naturalization in 2003.
Security Resurfaces on Australian Agenda
A 2003 suspected terrorist case and Kurdish asylum boat arrival prompted Australia to expand its terrorism list and attempt a contested migration zone reduction.
The Foreign Born from India in the United States in 2000
Idaho led all U.S. states in the rate of Indian immigrant growth in the 1990s, as the population surpassed 1 million nationally by 2000.
Moldova Seeks Stability Amid Mass Emigration
Mass emigration of up to 1 million Moldovans, driven by Europe's lowest incomes in 2002, is fueling trafficking, remittance dependence, and communist electoral gains.
Refugee Protection in Regions of Origin: Potential and Challenges
Tightened asylum policies in industrialized countries have fueled smuggling, spurring interest in the notion of protection in regions of origin.
Hungary: Transit Country Between East and West
Hungary's position as a sending, transit, and destination country reflects its fluid border history, with EU accession in May 2004 set to reshape its migration landscape.
DHS Secures Funding, Authority in Visa Matters
The U.S. Congress approved a $37.6 billion Homeland Security budget in October 2003, as the agency assumed oversight of visa policy.
The Foreign Born from the Philippines in the United States in 2000
Filipino immigrants in the United States totaled 1.4 million in 2000; 49 percent lived in California.
Australia Unveils Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking
Australia committed $20 million over four years in October 2003 to fight trafficking, with new police teams, victim services, and a pledge to ratify the UN trafficking protocol.
Undocumented Immigration Haunts Italy's Ruling Coalition
Italy's bid to tighten unauthorized immigration controls in 2003 found little EU support and exposed rifts within Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi 's ruling coalition.